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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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